When he comes, he will convict the world about sin.

A man never comes to see his sins. nor to be sick of his sins, nor to loathe his sins, nor to arraign his sins, nor to condemn his sins, nor to judge himself for his sins, until he comes to be possessed by the Holy Spirit A man never comes to spit out the sweet morsels of sin, To make a sacrifice of his only Isaac, To hack his trembling Agag in pieces, To strangle his Delilah, And in good earnest to set upon an utter extirpation Of his most cherished sins, Until the Spirit of holiness comes upon him,

Until the Holy Spirit falls upon the hearts of sinners, they will never be turned out of their pride, their formality, their carnality, their sensuality, their security.

To make a man holy is greater than to create a world. It can be done by none but by the Holy Spirit. It is the great work of the Spirit to shape and form holiness in all the vessels of glory. The Spirit sweetly and strongly moves His people to mind holiness, to fall in love with holiness, to press after holiness, to leave off their sins, to turn to God, to embrace Christ, to tremble at His threatenings, to embrace His promises.

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